Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the City of Inverness Area Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Town House, Inverness on Thursday, 30 August 2018 at 10.30am.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Business

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

Members are advised that Recess Powers did not require to be used for this Committee over the Recess period.

4. Police – Area Performance Summary
Poileas – Geàrr-chunntas air Coileanadh Sgìreil

There are circulated Report Nos CIA/34/18 and CIA/35/18 (both dated 16 August 2018) by the Chief Inspector, Inverness Area Commander, which provide an update on progress with reference to the objectives outlined within the Highland Policing Plan for the periods covering 1 April 2017-31 March 2018 and 1 April 2018-31 July 2018 respectively.  

The Committee is invited to note progress as detailed in the reports.  

5. Annual Area Capital Report
Cunntas Bliadhnail Calpa Sgìreil                                                                            

There is circulated Report No. CIA/36/18 dated 6 August 2018 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Resources.

The Committee is invited to note the expenditure on each project in this Council area in 2017/18 and the budget for each project in 2018/19 as detailed in the report.

There is circulated Joint Report No CIA/37/18 dated 2 August 2018 by the Inverness City Area Manager and the Tourism BID Chief Executive.

The Committee is invited to endorse the continuing work and activities of the Tourism BID as detailed in the report.

7. Victorian Market – Action Plan - Use of Unit
A’ Mhargaidh Bhictòrianach – Cleachdadh Aonaid Fhalaimh

There is circulated Report No. CIA/38/18 dated 15 August 2018 by the Inverness City Area Manager.

The Committee is invited to:-

(i) agree to Unit 15 in the Market Hall being utilised for the purposes detailed within the report, noting that this Unit will be taken off the market for a period of 2 years;

(ii) note that during this period the Market rent of £13,000p.a. will not be available to the Inverness Common Good Fund; and

(iii) agree that the benefits to the Inverness Common Good Fund set out in the report outweigh the potential loss of rental income.   

There is circulated Report No. CIA/39/18 dated 6 August 2018 by the Inverness City Area Manager.

Members are invited to:-

(i) approve the proposed programme;

(ii) approve the allocation of a budget in the sum of £340,000 from the Inverness Common Good Fund budget for 2019/20;

(iii) approve the proposed 2019/20 Action Plan;

(iv) note the progress made on the development of the Signature Events programme under consideration for 2022;  

(v) approve the suggested format for the Riverlights event; and

(vi) authorise the development of an Event Plan and budget for future consideration by this Committee.      

There is circulated Report No. CIA/40/18 dated 16 August 2018 by the Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to approve the Winter Maintenance Plan for the Inverness Area which includes the priority road lists and maps presented in Appendices B & C, subject to the amendments detailed in the report. 

There will follow Report No. CIA/41/18.

There is circulated Report No. CIA/42/18 dated 2 August 2018 by the Head of Policy & Reform.

The Committee is invited to homologate the naming of new streets as follows:

i. New housing development at Kirkhill as: Williamson Way

ii. New flatted development at Westercraigs as: Great Glen Place

iii. New housing development at Ness Castle, Inverness as: Mingary Crescent

iv. New flatted development at Tornagrain as; Johnstone House and 1 street as Mid Coul Court

v. New housing development at Wester Inshes (phase 3) requiring 4 street names  as:  Broomhall Court; Inshes Grove; Wester Elm Drive; West Park Avenue

vi. Creation of an additional street name serving 2 existing residential properties and 2 plots off Culloden Road, Inverness as: Tower Lane East.

There is circulated Report No. CIA/43/18 dated 16 August 2018 by the Inverness City Area Manager which presents the expenditure monitoring position for the Inverness Common Good Fund as at 31 July 2018 and the projected year end position.

The Committee is invited to consider the financial monitoring report to 31 July 2018 and note that overall expenditure is within agreed budgets.

b) Grants and Capital Projects
Pròiseactan Tabhartais agus Calpa

There is circulated Report No. CIA/44/18 dated 8 August 2018 by the Inverness City Area Manager which sets out the current applications for funding to be determined and the current status of capital projects.

In this connection, there is circulated separately a copy of supporting documentation as Booklet A.

The Committee is invited to consider the applications for funding and scrutinise the current status of capital projects.

c) Inverness Common Good Fund Sub Committee – Annual Report 2017/18
Fo-Chomataidh Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Nis – Aithisg Bhliadhnail 2017/18

There is circulated  Report No. CIA/45/18 dated 2 July 2018 by the Inverness City Area Manager.

The Committee is invited to note and scrutinise the work of the Sub Committee as detailed.

13. Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

The following Minutes are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate:-

i. City of Inverness Area Committee held on 31 May for noting; 

ii. Inverness City Arts Working Group held on 7 August for approval;

iii. Inverness Common Good Fund Grants Sub-Committee held on 6 August  and  14 August for approval;

iv. Inverness Events and Festivals Working Group held on 12 June and 30 July (to follow) for approval;  and

v. Victorian Market Stakeholder Group held on 19 June for noting.

14. Exclusion of the Public
Às-dùnadh a’ Phobaill

The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

15. Inverness Common Good Account Sites and Premises Transaction Report

Aithisg Gnothachais Làraich agus Togalaichean Chunntasan Maoin Math Choitcheann Inbhir Nis PP.

There is circulated to Members only Joint Report No CIA/46/18 dated 28 August 2018 by the Head of Development and Regeneration and the Property Manager (Estates).

The Committee is invited to note the contents of the report as detailed.